white
1. white \'hwi-t, 'wi-t\ aj [ME, fr. OE hwi-t; akin to OHG hwi-z white, Skt
s'veta)X 1a: free from color 1b: of the color of new snow or milk; specif
: of the color white 1c: light or pallid in color {~ hair} {~ wine} {lips
~ with fear} 1d: lustrous pale gray : SILVERY; also : made of silver 2a:
being a member of a group or race characterized by reduced pigmentatio n
2b: of, relating to, or consisting of white people {~ Australia R@ schools}
slang 2c: marked by upright fairness {a ~ man if ever there was one} 3:
free from spot or blemish : as 3a: free from moral impurity : INNOCENT
3b: unmarked by writing or printing 3c: not intended to cause harm {~ lie
~ magic} 3d: FAVORABLE, FORTUNATE 4a: wearing or habited in whited {~
friars} 4b: marked by the presence of snow : SNOWY {~ Christmas} 5a:
heated to the point of whiteness 5b: notably ardent : PASSIONATE {~ fury}
6: conservative or reactionary in political outlook and action
2. white n 1: the achromatic object color of greatest lightness
characteristically per ceived to belong to objects that reflect diffusely
nearly all incident energy throughout the visible spectrum 2a: a white or
light-colored part of something : as 2a1: a mass of albuminous material
surrounding the yolk of an egg 2a2: the white part of the ball of the eye
2a3: the light-colored pieces in a two-handed board game; also : th e
player by whom these are played archaic 2b1: a white target 2b2: the
fifth or outermost circle of an archery target; also : a s hot that hits it
3: one that is or approaches the color white : as 3a: white clothing 3b:
a white mammal (as a horse or a hog) 3c: a white-colored product (as
flour, pins, or sugar) - usu. used in pl. pl 4: LEUKORRHEA 5: a person
belonging to a light-skinned race 6: a member of a conservative or
reactionary political group
3. white vt [ME whiten, fr. white, adj] archaic : WHITEN
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